Public Policy Polling released this North Carolina U.S. Senate poll on August 19. The results: Democratic incumbent Kay Hagan 42%, Republican Thom Tillis 38%, Libertarian Sean Haugh 8%, undecided 13%. Thanks to PoliticalWire for the link. … Continue reading
This Politico article by Kyle Kondik analyzes how incumbent members of Congress do in primaries. In the period since the end of World War II, the highest percentage of U.S. House members who were defeated in major party primaries was … Continue reading
On August 14, U.S. District Court Judge Stanley R. Chesler upheld New Jersey’s closed primary system, in Balsam v Guadagno, 14-1388. Here is the twelve-page decision. The decision came down only one day after plaintiffs’ last brief had been filed. … Continue reading
The August 19 Washington Post has this op-ed, advocating proportional representation, at least in the large and medium-size states, for the U.S. House of Representatives. The op-ed is by Katrina vanden Heuvel, editor and publisher of The Nation. Thanks to … Continue reading
Oliver Hall, head of the Center for Competitive Democracy, has this op-ed in the August 19 Charleston (West Virginia) Gazette, the state’s largest newspaper. It explains how minor party and independent candidates enhance U.S. elections. … Continue reading
